Above-median FMR - Wildwood-The Villages, FL MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Wildwood-The Villages, FL MSA is $1,328/month - 53rd percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#209 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 16.2% above market ; FMR rows touch Sumter County .
Upper-half placement for Wildwood-The Villages, FL MSA
Above the national median but shy of the top quartile. Closest amounts: Greensboro-High Point, NC HUD Metro FMR Area; Kankakee, IL MSA; Monroe, MI MSA; Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA .
Low-FMR contrast set: Wichita, KS HUD Metro FMR Area, Wheeling, WV-OH MSA, Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MSA, Davidson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area, Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HUD Metro FMR Area, Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA .
FL-state FMR neighbors for Wildwood-The Villages, FL MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside FL: Tallahassee, FL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,352); Ocala, FL MSA ($1,373); Sebring, FL MSA ($1,271); Homosassa Springs, FL MSA ($1,225); Punta Gorda, FL MSA ($1,470); Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA ($1,471); Gainesville, FL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,493); Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA ($1,497) . Alphabetical “nearby” lists are intentionally not used here - amount proximity is the comparison that matters for payment standards.
What are the HUD FY2026 bedroom FMRs for Wildwood-The Villages, FL MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,076/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,139/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,328/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,655/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,937/mo |
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,143/mo → 16.2% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Wildwood-The Villages, FL MSA.
FL agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in FL whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF TITUSVILLE
- HA BOCA RATON
- Panama City Housing Authority
- Fort Walton Beach Housing Authority
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE
- DANIA BEACH HOUSING AUTHORITY
- Hollywood Housing Authority
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF DEERFIELD BEACH
- Lake County Housing Agency
- Seminole County Housing Authority
Full near-amount ladder
- Greensboro-High Point, NC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,330
- Kankakee, IL MSA · $1,326
- Monroe, MI MSA · $1,326
- Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA · $1,331
- New Orleans-Metairie, LA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,331
- Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA MSA · $1,331
- Barry County, MI HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,334
- Harrisonburg, VA MSA · $1,322
- York-Hanover, PA MSA · $1,335
- Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,318
- Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI MSA · $1,338
- Tyler, TX MSA · $1,338
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rent (FY2026) ; Census ACS median gross rent. Confirm the live PHA figure before leasing. Methodology.
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